Made it half way through February. The weather has been extremely weird this year. Mostly very cold with a few days of a melt-down with rain, then it all froze over. Locals were actually skating on the sidewalks and roads all over town. Luckily we had some more snow on top of that so we could get some traction. When I first moved here in 1977, I couldn't understand why the weather was the number topic of conversation, now I understand. In the winter it really dictates what you can do and when it's not winter everyone is so damned happy about it they talk about it with glee! Sun is up around 7:30 a.m. now and is giving us a whole day until about 6:00. The daylight increases about two hours each month until June 21 when the sun is up about 4:15 and sets about 11:00 p.m. - love those long days.
I took a one year break from this climate during the school year 81-82 and taught some classes at Louisiana State University in the Speech department. Then in June of '82 I returned to Manitoba. Have been here ever since. I travel often to the South to visit relatives in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. I retired in Jan. 2005 and walked away from the profession (Speech/Language Pathology). I haven't missed it one bit.
I have been using the internet to search for former classmates and colleagues and have located a good many of them. As a military brat, I have searched for people is the U.S. and overseas. Still looking for many of them. I had hoped posting a blog might draw out some of them if they remember my name - this blog is in my maiden name.
My son and his family, wife and three kids, live just north of Jacksonville, Fla. actually in Georgia. My other relatives are in Louisiana and Mississippi. My mom and my sisters are gearing up for Mardis Gras next week - the parties and parades have already been in full swing. My parents took my sister and me to our first Mardis Gras parade when I was three years old, so we had a long history of visiting or living in and around Louisiana over the years.
I'll log onto one of the many web sites in New Orleans and watch the festivities.
Here's hoping for an early meltdown this year.
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We traveled so much growing up in an Air Force Family and then I married an Air Force man and traveled the world... I loved it for a while until I got tired of dragging my kids around........ but I saw a lot of places and met a lot of people....
I have never been to Mardis Gras and really have no desire to go... have you been there in the middle of all the celebration?
I also would love to visit Canada one of these days.. I have been close, to the Falls, but never over into Canada..... I am thinking it is beautiful !
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